A litter licence is the silly solution

I AM SURE that everyone has noticed how much the world has changed since the “Great Covid Catastrophe” of 2020.

- GREYMUTTER BY LANCE FREDERICKS

When the lockdowns hit, companies went into survival mode - slashing jobs, cutting costs, closing offices, and trimming operations to the bone. Many never fully recovered.

My colleagues and I certainly felt it. Friends in government, the private sector and education all sing the same tired song: the work has doubled, but the people to do it have halved.

So we push through - griping, groaning, but surviving. We've learned to rely on one another, to pull together as teams where everyone carries their weight.

Now imagine what would happen if, in your already stretched workplace, a few colleagues decided to take it easy, coast through the day?

Obviously, the burden would increase on those who had their shoulder to the wheel.

But it could be worse.

What if there were people in your workforce who intentionally and constantly worked against your best efforts? To me, it's obvious - the dedicated, committed, and hardworking labourer would break down in exhaustion.

Kimberley's situation mirrors this perfectly: a handful doing the work, while others undo it.

Recently, I wrote about how even the most committed municipal workers (the ones who actually WORK) can't reverse Kimberley's decline if people in this city keep working against them.

I argued that until a culture of cleanliness is created, Kimberley will stay stuck in its filthy downward spiral.